Turn Up Your Tweed Game

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A vintage tweed Chanel jacket is one of the most iconic and classic pieces in fashion history. With its mixed flecked colors of rough-surfaced woolen cloth, a tweed jacket is a perfect Fall staple to add to your wardrobe. Tweed originated in Scotland, long before Coco Chanel first designed her iconic tweed jacket. It is a rough, woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Color effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun. […]

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Find The Beauty Within

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Coco Chanel knew a thing or two about beauty. During her life, she designed some of the most beautiful clothing. One thing I really love about Coco Chanel is her wonderful words of wisdom, such as this gem below. It’s difficult to find the beauty within when you’re scrolling through Instagram and seeing one beautiful person after another wearing fancy clothes, their makeup is practically perfect, their hair falls in just the right tousled wave pattern. But not everything is as it seems on the gram. I’ve heard people say that IG features people’s highlight reel of their lives. I […]

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Fashion Trends to Try This Fall

My oldest niece, Kyra, pointed out a week or so ago that Fall doesn’t officially start until September 22nd. But with the official start of Fall less than three weeks away, now is the time to check out the trends that were all over the runway and see how you can incorporate them into your every day style this Fall. 1. 3-D Flowers, like the Ivanka Trump beaded 3D-floral dress. Or the stunning white wedding dress from Marchesa (even though this is from the Spring and not the Fall, this dress would be perfect for a sunny Fall wedding day). […]

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Mad for Plaid

Whenever I see plaid, I think of Gerard Butler in a tartan kilt, kind of liked he one he wore at the UK premiere of Law Abiding Citizen. Super sexy! This look definitely makes me “mad for plaid.” Photo Source : Smosh But seriously, I love the colorful look of plaid, whether it be the classic blue and green plaid or black and red plaid, or even the iconic Burberry plaid. Here are some of my favorite plaid looks that are so popular right now. PLAID SCARVES I recently got a ModCloth plaid blanket scarf in my Fall FabFitFun box and […]

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Be Yourself & Find the Beauty Within

Coco Chanel knew a thing or two about beauty. During her life, she designed some of the most beautiful clothing. But the thing I really love about Coco Chanel is her wonderful words of wisdom, such as the gem below. I challenge you to look for the beauty within by deciding to be yourself. Every woman wants to have a style all her own, and Coco Chanel was no different. WhoWhatWear details the “qualities of an ideal wardrobe according to Coco Chanel”, which includes polish and simplicity. As writer Allison Payor wrote in her article for WWW, Coco Chanel had […]

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